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* As of r5529, there are utilities for importing vector data (''e.g.'', SHP files) directly into !GeoDjango models.

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* The [source:django/branches/gis/django/contrib/gis/utils/LayerMapping.py LayerMapping] class will import vector data from GDAL-supported data sources. This is still 'beta', and requires installation of the [wiki:GeoDjango#GDAL GDAL library].

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* As of r5657, "Lazy-Geometry" support was added (courtesy of Robert Coup's excellent patch in #4322) -- deprecating most of the [wiki:GeoDjangoDatabaseAPI#ExtraInstanceMethods extra instance methods].

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* As of of r6497, the `GeoMixin` was completely deprecated.

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=== Phase 3 ===

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=== Pending Features ===

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The following is a discussion of features we hope to implement in !GeoDjango. Unless stated otherwise, features in this list are not prioritized. If you have a pet feature you may accelerate its development by submitting code yourself.

* The [source:django/branches/gis/django/contrib/gis/utils/LayerMapping.py LayerMapping] class will import vector data from GDAL-supported data sources. This is still 'beta', and requires installation of the [wiki:GeoDjango#GDAL GDAL library].

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* r5657: "Lazy-Geometry" support was added (courtesy of Robert Coup's excellent patch in #4322) -- deprecating most of the [wiki:GeoDjangoDatabaseAPI#ExtraInstanceMethods extra instance methods].